In June of 1998, it was advised that an ancient site had
been uncovered on a piece of land on the southern bank of the Miami River.
The property was on what was known as the Brickell Point Apartments. Excavations
revealed a circular placement of numerous holes in the terrain

"The Miami Circle is characterized primarily by a patterned
group of large and small holes, dug into the oolitic limestone bedrock
underlying the Brickell Point Site, that collectively from a circle approximately
11.5 m (38 ft) in diameter…. The features comprising the Circle are arranged
in a readily discernible pattern, alternating between relatively large
oval and quasi-rectangular 'basins' and smaller oval and round holes,
many of which contain secondary holes within them." [Carr and Ricisak:
277].

For a thorough and excellent study of the Miami Circle,
consult the issue of The Florida Anthropologist cited in the bibliography.
We offer a brief analysis of the internal alignments of the placement
of holes identified by the authors of the cited studies.

It is held that the Miami Circle is found in an area that was populated
by the Tequesta native group, which was present at the time of European
settlement of the area. [Wheeler:295]

It is also suggested that the holes of the Miami Circle may have "received
posts that were part of a structure or structures" [Weisman, Shepard,
Luer: 345].

"The holes arranged in circles appear to reflect certain construction
typologies used in the southeastern United States by Native Americans
for large structures utilized as council houses, chiefs' residences, and
for other purposes". [Weisman, Shepard, Luer: 345].

At present, we shall consider the placement of the holes of this Pre-Tequesta
site in terms of their internal alignments. One must keep in mind that
this site has been disturbed over the centuries. And, that it is difficult
to attest to which holes may have been added onto to the original design.
In fact, some scholars question whether site is actually one of ancient
design. Possibly, an analysis of the internal alignment of the placement
of the holes might be suggestive of resolving this question.

Consider, if the site is actually one that is of modern
origin, then any internal alignment of the placement of the holes should
be random and without any relevancy to patterns and designs of ancient
origin. But, if the internal alignments of the holes reflect anything
similar to designs and patterns of other ancient sites, then one may suspect
an ancient origin for this Pre-Tequesta Site.

Many scholars are already convinced of the ancient origin
of the Miami Circle. The analysis that we offer should assist in confirming
that conviction. It is difficult to imagine that all of the internal alignments,
shown here, could be simply the result of happenstance.

The figure of a triangle often signified the Universe in many ancient
cultures.

Source Cited The analytical illustrations of our study are
based after a map by John G. Beriault, found on page 270 of: Carr, Robert
S.; Ricisak, John, "Preliminary Report on Salvage Archaeological Investigations
of the Brickell Point Site (8DA12), Including the Miami Circle", in The
Florida Anthropologist, Volume 53, Number 4, December 2000, pages 260-284.